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Vaccines protect children under 12 from severe illness-- new study

Wed, 2023-06-21 09:48 — mike kraft
COVID-19 vaccines protective in children ages 0 to 11 CIDRAP

Children under the age of 12 are protected against severe illness from COVID-19 by mRNA vaccines, but the effectiveness decreases over time, as does immunity gained from previous infections. These findings and others are published in a new study in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.

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Misinformation issue: COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation Thrives Even as Coronavirus Levels Fall

Tue, 2023-06-20 19:17 — mike kraft
Rogan, Musk, RFK Jr.: COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation Thrives Even as Coronavirus Levels Fall An internet fight involving Joe Rogan, Elon Musk and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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Covid vaccine manufacturers gear up for fall rollout with an important head start

Tue, 2023-06-20 10:22 — mike kraft
Pfizer, Moderna and Novavax gear up for fall Covid vaccine rollout with an important head start The FDA's strain selection puts Pfizer, Moderna and Novavax on track to deliver updated coronavirus shots in time for the fall. Annika Kim Constantino CNBC

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West Virginia's COVID vaccine lottery under scrutiny

Tue, 2023-06-20 10:11 — mike kraft
West Virginia's COVID vaccine lottery under scrutiny Federal investigators have subpoenaed Gov. Jim Justice's office about the "Do it for Baby Dog" sweepstakes, focusing on car dealers that supplied trucks for the lottery. Yahoo Finance
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Medicaid: More than 1 million Americans are dropped as states start a post-pandemic purge of rolls

Tue, 2023-06-20 09:53 — mike kraft
More than 1 million people are dropped from Medicaid as states start a post-pandemic purge of rolls About 1.5 million people have lost Medicaid coverage in more than two dozen states as a post-coronavirus pandemic purge of the rolls gets underway. Data analyzed by The Associated Press show some states have dropped coverage for more than half the people whose eligibility cases were decided in April or May. States were prohibited from removing people from Medicaid during the pandemic. But that ban was lifted in April.
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Misinformation issue: Health experts worry as Meta rolls back some COVID misinformation policies

Mon, 2023-06-19 18:45 — mike kraft

Public health experts fear that Meta's decision to roll back some of its COVID-19 misinformation measures will lead to more disinformation about the virus, treatments for it and vaccines.

The company announced the changes on Friday after it asked its independent oversight advisory board whether it should continue its COVID-19 misinformation policy for Facebook and Instagram or take a "less restrictive approach."

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Bivalent COVID vaccine protects against death for at least 6 months in older adults, CDC study suggests

Mon, 2023-06-19 17:48 — mike kraft
Bivalent COVID vaccine protects against death for at least 6 months in older adults, study suggests CIDRAP

The bivalent (two-strain) COVID-19 booster provides substantial protection against death among US adults aged 65 years and older, with no significant signs of waning for up to 6 months, concludes a study published Friday in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly.

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Verdict in Oregon wildfires case highlights risks utilities face amid climate change

Mon, 2023-06-19 11:18 — mike kraft
Verdict in Oregon wildfires case highlights risks utilities face amid climate change A jury verdict that found power company PacifiCorp liable for devastating wildfires in Oregon in 2020 is highlighting the legal and financial risks utilities face if they fail to take proper precautions for climate change. Utilities say they're taking steps to update, replace and even bury thousands of miles of powerlines. Experts say utilities should've started that work long ago. Power companies are now on the back foot. Wildfires have grown more destructive. And lawsuits over electrical equipment malfunctions have ballooned.
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Separating sound wellness solutions from seductive snake oil

Mon, 2023-06-19 10:53 — mike kraft
How to separate sound wellness solutions from seductive snake oil Consumers, regulators, academia, and industry all have a pivotal role to play in distinguishing effective wellness solutions from the litany of seductive gimmicks. Torie Bosch STAT
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Two-thirds of U.S. doctors, scientists have experienced harassment on social media

Mon, 2023-06-19 10:38 — mike kraft
Two-thirds of doctors, scientists have experienced harassment on social media - UPI.com Physicians and scientists are experiencing alarming levels of harassment on social media, according to a new survey. UPI

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About 64% reported harassment related to comments made about the pandemic, while 64% of those harassed said the pandemic had affected their use of social media platforms.

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